Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8486, Thomas Fletcher, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Fletcher Thomas
S. 8486
CONTENTS
carded

File this with Thomas Fletcher case -

Original Claim.
Declaration in order to be placed on the Pension List, under the act of the 18 th March 1818.
Virginia. Halifax County S.S.
On this 21 st day of October 1831 personally appeared in open Court being a court of record Thomas Fletcher resident in the said County aged seventy years on April next who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by acts of Congress of the 18 th March 1818 and the first of May 1820 That I the said Thomas Fletcher, listed for three years, the first time under Capt. Walter in a Regiment Commanded by Col. Mobile The second Colo. was Colo. Portersfield who Commanded the Regiment to which I belonged, but the Colo. who was killed at some place I know not where, was Colo. Portersfield. I was exchanged to the Regiment Commanded by Thomas Walter and I do say upon oath that I was listed for and during the Revolutionary War and served to the end of that period. That I served in the said line of service and was discharged at Richmond Virginia. That I hereby relinquish every claim whatever except the present, That my name is not on the pension roll of any state except Virginia and that the following are the reasons I have not made earlier application for a pension - until very lately I had no knowledge of there being a law allowing pensions and until now I could get no person to make the application -
And in pursuance of the act of Congress of the first of May 1820. I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th of March 1818 and that

I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof With intent thereby to to diminish it as to having any effect within the provisions of the acts of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Services of the United States in the Revolutionary War." passed on the 18 th day of March 1818. And that I have not, nor has any person on trust for me, any property or securities contracts or debts due me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed -
  100 acres Poor land nearly all old field $100.00   1 Old Mare 5.00   20 Hogs Small and Great 12.00   2 head of Cattle 6.00   123.00 
That I am substantially occupation but able to do any thing and cannot support myself, having only a Wife about 40 or 50 years of age - that no changes of my property has taken place since the 18 th day of March 1818. being then a Poor Man and am now. -
his Thomas Fletcher Esq.
Sworn to and declared on the 21 st day of October 1831,

I Samuel Williams Clerk of the County Court of Halifax & State of Virginia do hereby Certify, that it appears, to the satisfaction of the Court, that the said Thomas Fletcher did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the War Pension Declaration, Against the com- mon enemy, during the period of the Revolutionary War. I also Certify, that the foregoing Cash & the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court; Also I do further Certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited on the afore d Schedule is One hundred and twenty three dollars.
In testimony Whereof I have hereunto set My Hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court, on this 12th. day of November 1831.
Samuel Williams Clerk of the Court of the County of Halifax.

2458 Virginia
Thomas Fletcher of Halifax in the State of Virginia who was a Private in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded by Col. Portfield in the Virginia line for 2 years from 17-
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 80 - Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 - day of Decr 32 and sent to Hon: Tho: Davenport, Hc: Reps -
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 - 120- Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Mar: 33 40- $160-
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice - Clerk. Book D Vol. 7 - Page 97 -

Rev War
8486 INVALID.
File No. 8486
Thomas Fletcher
Bi Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1st , Page 127
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Thomas Fletcher
Jan. 10. 1832 Ref. d to Com ee on Rev. Pensions
Mar 19 1832 Com ee disch d to him
"Rev. Pensions."
unfavorable
Petit.
See letter June 1832 to
.. Hen. W. Davenport June 22. 1832

22d Congress. 1st Session.
Congress of the United States In the House of Representatives
January 10, 1832.
On motion of Mr. Davenport Resolved, That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions inquire into the expediency placing Thomas Fletcher, of Halifax County, Virginia, on the pension list.
Attest, M. S. Clarke Clerk

$80 per ann
Hon. Th s Davenport H. R. 4 Dec. 1832

I hereby certify that Thomas Fletcher, of Halifax County, Virginia was alive on the 7 th of June 1832. This certificate is given in order to obtain the benefits of the act bearing the above date.
H. Davenport M.C. 4 th Nov. 1832

Papers Thos. Fletcher Pa.
Jan. 10. 1832. Ref. to Comm ee on Rev. Pensions
Davenport 60

General Land Office
5 th June, 1832.
I hereby certify, that it appears from the Records of this Office, that Certificates of Scrip were issued to Thomas Fletcher on the 29 th day of September 1831 under the Act of 30 th May, 1830, amounting to two hundred and fifty Dollars in satisfaction of Warrant N o 373 issued to him by the State of Virginia for Services rendered in the State Line during the War. — Elijah Hayward

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Fletcher, William GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8325 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED May 26, 1790 so — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.